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    My room at Asseyri Inn, Hanimaadhoo.

    My guesthouse in Maldives

    Maldives for not (too) expensive? It's possible. There is an alternative to luxury hotel-islands: the guesthouses of inhabited islands.
    Traditional collective fishing in Utheemu. Maldives, February 2014.

    In the Maldives, a spectacular fishing party

    A beach in the Maldives. Blinding sand, turquoise water. The whole village is there for an amazing fishing trip. Small preview in video.
    Sawai Itepo Village. Halmahera, Indonesia. March 2013, Indonesia.

    An Indonesian village

    It is a tiny Indonesian village, between sea and mangrove, in Weda Bay. My visit is the evening attraction for the hilarious kids.
    Funeral ceremony in Bori. Toraja Country, Sulawesi, July 2010.

    Funeral Toraja: the video

    I bring you back to Toraja Country, Sulawesi (Indonesia). After the photos of the traditional funeral ceremony I attended, in the village of Bori, here is a small video that gives a good idea of the atmosphere.
    Rice granaries, with the roof "tongkonan", typical of the country Toraja. Sulawesi, July 2010.

    Tana Toraja, I'm back

    Rantepao, finally! Ideal base for shining in the villages and rice paddies of the country Toraja, called here Tana Toraja. We are almost in the center of the island of Sulawesi.
    The children of Derawan. Borneo, Indonesia. July 2009.

    Children's Bouilles

    Derawan's kids are mischievous kids. They love to take the pose and then look into the screen of digital devices. "Photo, photo! "
    Women and children chao-ley. Koh Lipe. Thailand. March 2009.

    Koh Lipe, heads and tails

    Farewell Koh Lipe! I left the island and my bamboo bungalow on Sunrise Beach this morning, reluctantly. Despite a few disappointing dives, Koh Lipe is really pretty and deserves a relaxing stay of a few days.
    Temple Garden, an underwater temple created by Gardeners of Pemuteran Reef. (Bali, Indonesia, July 2008.)

    Pemuteran: baby turtles, underwater temple and electric coral

    I have been in Pemuteran, a small village in western Bali, since Tuesday. I love it! Here, the entire population is focused on the conservation of the coral reef.
    Island Retreat: white sand and azure water ... (Togian Islands, Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 2007.)

    The Togian Islands, a small paradise

    The rest of my trip to Sulawesi (Indonesia) during the summer of 2007 ... On the program: the Togian Islands. A little paradise at the end of the world!